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LP gas board | comments & reviews

he world has certainly changed since investigations and performing inspections as
my last article As I write this article from necessary They have and will remain available
home, we all are in the middle of the to each of you for telephone contact to address
TCOVID-19 pandemic The new “norm” is any questions you may have in your day to day
social distancing with a complete shutdown of a operations Their absence from your business
significant segment of our economy in an effort to office in no way represents an absence from their
“flatten the curve” and hopefully make the crisis ongoing duty to provide safety enforcement We
as manageable as possible simply want to respect your right to safety through
In coordination with these efforts, the isolation of your employees If you need us,
Alabama LP-Gas Board had to modify our please feel free to call anytime
operations related to a variety of normal activities Meetings of the board will be minimal with
First, we had to cease all testing of industry limited actions during this crisis per the Governor’s
employees in compliance with Governor Ivey’s directive and our legal representative’s advice I
stay at home directive We fully realize that this recommend you keep check on our website at
has created some difficulties within the industry, www lpgb alabama gov for any possible updates
particularly with Class F permit holders that to board activities and news I hope by the time
dispense propane primarily in cylinders, but there you read this article that all this information is
is little we can do until new guidelines are issued irrelevant, but I fear we all may be dealing with
by our Governor As you read this, it would be a new normal for longer than we like In the
my sincere desire that things have already begun meantime, let us know how we can assist you,
to approach some semblance of normalcy, and and we pray for your safety and for a speedy
I assure you that both our organization and the resolution to this crisis ■
Alabama Propane Gas Association will work
together to offer as much training and testing
as possible to meet the pent up demand at the
conclusion of this crisis Until then, we must all work
together with our state and federal government
in an effort to protect the vulnerable and most
susceptible in our society
Another modification to the normal
operations of the board has been our staff
working in rotations at the office in Montgomery
in order to comply with the Governor’s order and
maintain the safety of our employees Therefore, MASTER DISTRIBUTORUTURIBUTORRO
operations have been fragmented to say the
least Due to this crisis, delinquent penalties on
motor fuel decal renewals, LPG fee reports, permit
renewals, and the like are more apt to be waived
assuming reasonable efforts on your part to
comply as soon as practical. I feel confident that
the board will be willing to waive said penalties
when presented for their discernment
Our field inspectors’ activity, while hampered
by the crisis, remains in effect We are trying to
restrict their presence in permit holder offices
across the state, but they still are working accident

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